Rajasthan beat Mumbai by 23 runs to top the points table

Rajasthan- Thanks to superb bowling by Yuzvendra Chahal (2/26) and Navdeep Saini (2/36), Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by 23 points in the ninth match of IPL 2022 played at DY Patil Sports Academy from Mumbai on Saturday. In response to Rajasthan’s 193 runs, the Mumbai side could only score 170 runs from 20 overs for the loss of eight wickets. Ishan Kishan and Tilak Verma played half centuries for the team. Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini took two wickets each for RR. At the same time, R Ashwin, the famous Krishna and Trent Boult took one wicket each.

Chasing the target, Mumbai scored 50 runs for the loss of two wickets on the power play, during which opening captain Rohit Sharma (10) and Anmolpreet Singh (5) returned to the lodge after scoring runs. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan beat well and pushed the team’s score forward. Tilak Verma supported Ishaan on the other end. Together, after 11 overs, the two took the team’s score past 100.

During this time, both landed good shots and continued to increase the pace of the races. Still, the team needed 96 runs to win. At the same time, Ishaan completed his half-century in 41 balls. But he became Boult’s victim after scoring 54 on 43 with the help of five fours and a six and with that his 84 on 54 partnership ended with Verma. After 13 overs, MI scored 121 runs for the loss of three wickets, still needing 73 runs to win.

Kieron Pollard at number five tried to chase down the target with Verma. Meanwhile, Verma completed his half-century in 28 balls. Verma hit a six on Ashwin’s first pitch, which came to pitch 15th, but on the second pitch, Ashwin pitched Verma. He returned to the clubhouse after scoring 61 runs on 33 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes. MI scored 135 runs for the loss of four wickets, the team still needed 58 runs from 31 balls.

But Chahal put MI in trouble by taking two wickets in the same over, taking the wickets of Tim David (1) and Daniel Sams (0), due to which the team lost six wickets for 136 runs after 16 overs. But everyone had hopes of Pollard at the crease, as 39 runs were needed in the final two overs. But M Ashwin (6) was exhausted and 10 points came. Now 29 runs were needed in the final over. Pollard was on strike, but he too disappointed and was fired for 22 on Saini, leaving MI for 170 for eight from 20 overs, helping RR win the game by 23 runs.

Earlier Rajasthan, who came to bat after losing the coin toss, didn’t get off to a good start as Bumrah was caught by fly-half Yashasvi Jaiswal (1) Tim David in the third. After that, Jos Buttler rained four more sixes into balls from Basil Thampi, who came over to knock down the fourth and took 26 points. But Devdutt Padikkal (7) was caught by Mills at the hands of captain Rohit Sharma, thanks to which RR scored 48 runs for the loss of two wickets on the power play.

Butler and captain of Rajasthan Sanju Samson continued to score points on the field. After that, Butler finished his half-century in 32 balls. Meanwhile, the two batsmen took 21 runs in the 11th at bat, thanks to which RR’s score crossed 100. Even after that, the two did not stop and continued to collect runs at a rapid pace. . But on Pollard’s ball, which arrived in the 15th minute, Captain Samson returned to the flag after scoring 30 points on 21 balls with the help of a four and three sixes. With that, the 82-run-in-50-ball partnership between him and Butler came to an end.

Shimron Hetmyer, who came in at number five, with Butler, kept the race pace going. Butler scored the first century of the 2022 IPL season with 66 balls. But in the 19th, Hetmyer fell victim to Bumrah after scoring 35 runs on 14 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes. The 53-run, 24-ball partnership between Butler and him has come to an end.

In the same over from Bumrah, Buttler was bowled after scoring 100 runs on 68 balls with the help of 11 fours and five sixes, while R Ashwin was also dismissed without opening the account, due to which the score of RR became 185 runs for the loss of six wickets. . On Mills’ ball throwing the last overhand, Navdeep Saini was caught by Ishaan without opening the account. Parag (5) was also led by Mills, thanks to which Rajasthan scored 193 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Tymal Mills took three wickets each for MI. While Kieron Pollard took a wicket.

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